Supplemental Employment Benefit Plan – Pregnancy Leave. A regular full-time or regular part-time employee on pregnancy leave as granted under Article 24.04(1.) shall be paid sixty-five percent (65%) of their regular weekly earnings less normal statutory and other deductions for the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, following receipt by the Society of the employee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that they are in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits. For the first fifteen (15) calendar weeks which such employee receives Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, such employee shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between sixty-five percent (65%) of their regular weekly earnings and the sum of their weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two
Supplemental Employment Benefit Plan – Pregnancy Leave. A regular full-time or regular part-time employee on pregnancy leave as granted under Article 24.04(1.) shall be paid sixty-five percent (65%) of her regular weekly earnings less normal statutory and other deductions for the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, following receipt by the Society of the employee’s Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she is in receipt of Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits. For the first fifteen (15) calendar weeks which such employee receives Employment Insurance pregnancy benefits, such employee shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between sixty-five percent (65%) of her regular weekly earnings and the sum of her weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two (2) week Employment Insurance waiting period and shall continue while the employee is receiving such Employment Insurance benefits for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) calendar weeks. The employee has no vested right to payments under the plan except to payments during a period of unemployment specified in the plan. Payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan. Effective Date of Ratification.
Supplemental Employment Benefit Plan – Pregnancy Leave. Where an employee who is eligible for the Pregnancy SEB plan identified under 15.08 1. (l) above, the Board will issue the following top up payments subject to receiving the appropriate supporting documentation. • Week 1: Top up to 100% of one week’s regular gross pay for the one week waiting period, where a waiting period is not served, the member will receive the difference between the gross amount the member receives from EI and 100% of one week’s regular gross pay.
